Transcript Introduction to International Baccalaureate

Welcome to Tour Days!
Today’s Agenda
Students will tour with
student guides.
Parents will remain for
information session and
questions.
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Welcome to International Baccalaureate:
Three Reasons to Join Us on the Journey
Henrico High School
Tour Days
March 21-22, 2012
Priscilla Biddle, IB Coordinator, HHS
History of IB
• Created in 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland as a private
school for children of European diplomats who
desired a rigorous education that qualified them for
university
• Now more than half of IB schools world wide are in
state or public schools
• By the 1980’s the IB Diploma was recognized
worldwide by colleges and universities as
an indicator of university preparedness
Today’s IB
• Today, an IB education is available in 2,756 schools
in 138 countries for 759,000 students, ages 3-19
• Today, IB in HCPS is home to
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315 MYP/DP students at HHS
over 600 MYP students at Moody Middle School
75 MYP students at JRTHS
Over 150 students at both Fairfield and Tuckahoe MS
Is IB for me? Three reasons
IB is for you because it offers
– A school where people from all over the world with many
different views and practices come together to learn and
grow
– An educational model which uses higher order critical and
creative thinking for the “whole child” (holistic learning)
– A program that ensures quality control regardless of size,
nurturing a student attractive to colleges and universities
Reason #1: Global Perspectives
• All disciplines connect through technology, ethical
issues, critical thinking, and a deeper understanding
of the human condition
• Teaching is done through “big concepts” which
connect to the larger world to model global or “big
picture” thinking
• Program aspects like Mission Statement, Learner
Profile, Areas of Interaction and Creativity, Action
and Service point to leadership, locally and beyond
Mission Statement
• The International Baccalaureate aims to develop
inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who
help to create a better and more peaceful world through
intercultural understanding and respect.
• To this end the organization works with schools,
governments and international organizations to develop
challenging programs of international education and
rigorous assessment.
• These programs encourage students across the world
to become active, compassionate and lifelong
learners who understand that other people,
with their differences, can also be right.
The Learner Profile
• IB learners strive to be:
• Inquiring
• Knowledgeable
• Thinking
• Communicative
• Principled
• Open-minded
• Caring
• Risk-taking
• Balanced
• Reflective
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International Recognition
• Of Curriculum: Regulated and periodically updated for
consistency by experts worldwide
• Of Examinations: Graded by outside experts from all over
the world for verifiable achievement
• Of Training and evaluation: Teachers trained by IBO
approved experts. Exam and assessment results evaluated
yearly to maintain highest performance in context of school
and the world. School evaluated every five years.
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• Colleges and universities recognize IB students!
Reason #2: Modeled on Best Educational
Practices
• Our curriculum
– Allows for students to pursue personal interests in context
of traditional subjects
– Develops whole child through creativity and critical
thinking
– Fosters lifelong learning through inquiry
– Prepares students for advanced study in college and
beyond
Middle Years’ Areas of Interaction
• Learning doesn’t take place in a vacuum
• It must impact WHO the student is, WHAT he/she
does in the world, and HOW he/she does it
• Instruction based on guiding questions which offer
real life relevance
• Project-centered approach encourages 21st Century
Skills needed for the workplace
Areas of Interaction
• Approaches to Learning – How do we know? How
do I learn best?
• Community and Service – How do we live together
and help each other?
• Human Ingenuity – How am I creative?
• Environments – What are my resources and
responsibilities?
• Health and Social Education – How can I be
healthy and happy?
Diploma Program: Theory of Knowledge
• Two year course that picks up where AOI’s leave off
• More philosophical and academic in preparation for
college
• Guiding questions:
– How do I know what I know?
– How do the ways of knowing contribute to or cause
problems of knowing as well as complement each other?
– How do the ways of knowing contribute in each of the
areas of knowledge: mathematics, natural
sciences, social sciences, history, the arts,
ethics and religion
What does this look like in the classroom?
• Why is it that mathematics is considered to be of different value in
different cultures?
• Should scientists be held morally responsible for the applications of their
discoveries?
• Is it reasonable to attempt to explain human behavior independently of
what people claim are their intentions?
• If truth is difficult to prove in history, does it follow that all versions are
equally acceptable?
• What is the proper function of the arts in society?
The World of Learning has Changed!
• Learning as “Mystery” – The
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Discovery of new facts
Descriptive
More linear, objective
Less emphasis on application
or cross-disciplinary
interaction
• Learning as “Puzzle” – The
Future
– Systems of concepts to
understand
– Interactive and relational
– Requires evaluation of
knowledge for quality
– Emphasis on relevance,
application, personal
development
Reason #3: Rigor and relevance prepare
students for university and beyond
• Course Scope and Sequence:
– Grade 9, Level 4 MYP
• English 9
• Language – Year 2 or 3 of Spanish or French
• World History and Geography II
• Biology
• Geometry or Algebra II or AP Stats
• Arts (Theatre or Visual Arts) –semester
• Technology – semester
• Health and PE
Curriculum, continued
• Course Scope and Sequence:
– Grade 10, MYP Level 5
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• English 10
Language – Year 3 or 4, French or Spanish
American Government and Virginia History
• Chemistry
• Algebra II or Extended Math
Arts: Theatre Arts or Visual Arts (semester)
• Study Hall or elective (semester)
• Health and PE
(Economics and Personal Finance Online?)
Assessments and Personal Project completed
toward the MYP Certificate
Curriculum, Diploma Program
• Course Scope and Sequence
– Grade 11, Year 1
• Language A1: English 11
• Language B1: Year 4 or 5, Spanish or French
• History of the Americas
• Experimental Science
– Biology SL *
– Chemistry SL *
• Mathematics
– Extended Math
– Mathematics SL or Math Studies SL**
• Arts or Elective
– Psychology SL*, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts, Biology SL* or Chemistry SL*
• Theory of Knowledge
* May take an exam ** Must take an exam
Diploma Curriculum
• Course Scope and Sequence
– Grade 12, Year 2
• Language A1: English HL 12
• Language B1: Year 5 SL or 6 HL/SL, Spanish or French
• World Topics HL
• Experimental Science
– Chemistry SL or HL
– Biology SL or HL
• Mathematics
– Mathematics SL or Math Studies SL
• Arts or Elective
– Psychology SL or HL, Theatre Arts SL or HL, Visual Arts HL, Biology
SL/HL, or Chemistry SL/HL
• Theory of Knowledge
• Extra IB Electives: Biology, Chemistry or Psychology
• AP Electives: Physics, Calculus, Statistic, World History, Art History
Relevance for the Whole Child
• In addition to subjects, each with internal
assessments and exams, each student has
opportunities to design projects that meet his/her
needs and interests
– Personal Project in grades 9-10
– CAS Introduction in grades 9-10
– Extended Essay in grades 11-12
– CAS in grades 11-12
Personal Project
• A student-centered project, research-based and interactive,
after which the student reflects on what he/she has learned in
a paper
– The personal project may take many forms, for example:
• an original work of art (visual, dramatic, or performance)
• a written piece of work on a special topic (literary, social,
psychological, or anthropological)
• a piece of literary fiction (that is, creative writing)
• an original science experiment
• an invention or specially designed object or system
• the presentation of a developed business, management, or
organizational plan (that is, for an entrepreneurial
business or project), a special event, or the development of
a new student or community organization.
Creativity, Action and Service
• Graduated involvement that focuses on Learner
Outcomes:
• increase their awareness of their own strengths and areas for
growth
• undertake new challenges
• plan and initiate activities
• work collaboratively with others
• show perseverance and commitment in their activities
• engage with issues of global importance
• consider the ethical implications of their actions
• develop new skills
Extended Essay
• The extended essay is:
• compulsory for all Diploma Program students
• externally assessed and, in combination with the grade for theory of
knowledge, contributes up to three points to the total score for the IB
diploma
• a piece of independent research/investigation on a topic chosen by the
student in cooperation with a supervisor in the school
• chosen from the list of approved Diploma Program subjects, published in
the Vade Mecum
• presented as a formal piece of scholarship containing no more than 4,000
words
• the result of approximately 40 hours of work by the student
• concluded with a short interview, or viva voce, with the supervising
teacher
Why should you join us on the journey?
• Three great “official” reasons
– International education here at home that encourages
students to achieve at their highest level that will prepare
them for college and beyond
– Program of instruction that is integrated, holistic, childcentered, project-based, and 21st Century motivated –
everything that is considered “best practices”
– Academics personalized to meet student interest and
personal development goals
Personal Reasons – Development of YOU as a
PERSON
• Diversity with the comfort of a close-knit community
• Teachers and staff organized to monitor the
individual child, help him/her in every way
• Pursuit of a passion with the structure of a total
program keeps your options open
• Flexibility in pursuing Certificate or Diploma in
grades 11-12
• Come as you are, but be all you can be!
Your Questions
Join us on the Journey!
Thank you for coming today!